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"I have never welcomed the weakening of family ties by politics or pressure" - Nelson Mandela."He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one" - Japanese proverb."Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence." - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights."When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change". - David Cameron.

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the rules on the right of residence of third country nationals who are family members of an EU citizen in the Member State of origin of that citizen

'Directive 2004/38/EC grants EU citizens and their family members the right to move and reside freely within the ter ritory of the Member States.
'In that regard, the Raad van State (Netherlands, Council of State) has made two separate requests to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling in the context of four cases concerning the refusal of Netherlands’ authorities to grant a right of residence to a third- country national who is a family member of an EU citizen of Netherlands nationality...'